In Sermon Illustrations: "Old Age" showing 521-540 of 6,911

To Know How To Grow Old Is A Masterwork Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To know how to grow old is a masterwork of wisdom, and one of the most difficult ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Year Grows Rich As It Groweth Old, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The year grows rich as it groweth old, And lifes latest sands ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Magnificent To Grow Old, If One Keeps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is magnificent to grow old, if one ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Not So Bad A Thing To Grow Old; It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not so bad a thing to grow old; it is only getting a little nearer home, a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Is A Common Tendency To Cling To Old Ways ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a common tendency to cling to old ways and methods. Every innovation has to fight for its life, and every good thing ...read more

Tags: Thought

There Are Three Great Friends: An Old Wife, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are three great friends: an old wife, an old ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is An Old Belief That On Some Solemn Shore, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is an old belief That on some solemn shore, Beyond the sphere of grief, Dear ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Whether A Child, Or An Old Man, Or A Youth, Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whether a child, or an old man, or a youth, be come to thy house, he is to be treated with respect; for of ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

Get On With It, You Old Goat

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

"GET ON WITH IT, YOU OLD GOAT." I heard the story about a college choir which was all set to present a concert in a large church which was to be carried live by a local radio station. When everything appeared to be ready, the announcer made his final introduction and waited for the choir director ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-24

Tags: Action

The Word Worship Is A Shortened Form Of The Old ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 4, 2009

The word worship is a shortened form of the old word worthship, which means showing God the worth he holds in your life. ...read more

Tags: Worship, Worship Definition

Trapped Coal Miners Discover Old ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

Trapped Coal Miners Discover Old Passage In one of the coal mines of the north, the top of the pit fell in while a considerable number of the miners were down below, and the shaft was completely blocked. Those who were in the mine gathered to a spot where the last remains of air could be breathed. ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4-10

Tags: Humility

Alzheimer's Patient Recalls The Old Rugged ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010

Alzheimer’s Patient Recalls The Old Rugged Cross In his book, Reaching the Invisible God, author Philip Yancey tells the story about his wife, Janet, who leads a weekly “Christian Circle” at a local nursing home. An Alzheimer’s patient named Betsy faithfully attends, led there by a staff worker, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Cross

Demolish The Old, Build Something New

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 1, 2010

DEMOLISH THE OLD, BUILD SOMETHING NEW I like watching those video clips of buildings being demolished with dynamite. The people that do that spend hours planning and setting the dynamite in place and wiring everything, so that everything will just kind of fall in on itself, without affecting ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Baptist

Under The Old Order It Was Simply Impossible To ...

Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 5, 2010

"Under the Old order it was simply impossible to do the will of God, and if that old order still dominates men’s lives, to do his will remains an impossibility. But those whose life is controlled by the Spirit, those who follow His promptings, do the will of God from the heart. Their own spirit, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-4

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: Assembly Of God

An Old, Rich Man With A Cranky, Miserable ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 8, 2010

An old, rich man with a cranky, miserable attitude visited a rabbi who lived a simple life. The rabbi had an idea on how to get through to him about his negative attitude. He took him over to a window and asked him what he saw. “I see men and women and a few children.” Then the rabbi took him to a ...read more

Tags: Riches, Self

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Reporter Was Interviewing An Old Man On His ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010

A reporter was interviewing an old man on his 100th birthday. "What are you most proud of?" he asked him. "Well, " said the man, "I don't have an enemy in the world." "What a beautiful thought! How inspirational!" said the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Brethren

The 2,000-Year-Old Seed

Contributed by Roshelle Deas Roberson on Feb 6, 2012

THE 2,000-YEAR-OLD SEED This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Alex Chadwick. A tree grows in Kibbutz Ketura in the Israeli desert, and what a tree it is, a tiny sapling actually 2,000 years old, or the seed that it comes from is 2,000 years old, making it the oldest seed ever germinated. Botanists never gave ...read more

Tags: Time

Denomination: Pentecostal

Parable Of An Old Farmer And His Massey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012

PARABLE OF AN OLD FARMER AND HIS MASSEY FERGUSON “One cool spring morning a old man got up and opened the back door to his little farm house. It’s early in the morning and there are still a couple stars out; the grass is covered in dew. He walks over to the barn and pulls the large doors open to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-30

Tags: Parable Sower And Seed

Through The Eyes Of A 3-Year-Old

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017

Rena was 3 years old when she went to her first baptismal service. It was new for her and a bit mystifying. As events transpired, she looked up at her father with surprise in her eyes, “Daddy, he pushed that guy under the water? Why did he do that?” The father tried to quietly answer her question ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Baptism, Good Works, Water Baptism, New Start

Denomination: Charismatic

Was God A God Of Love In The Old Testament?

Contributed by Coz Von on Aug 27, 2017

The Davinci code will tell you that Jesus was married Mary. is it so? NO, NO, AND - mil times NO – NOT! But I want to show you that God did get married. Blasphemy, you say, NOT SO, It’s irreverent, sacrilegious – and not true But He really did! Hear me out. Long, long ago in a land far far away ...read more

Tags: Love, Hosea, Love Story, Long Suffering, Peace, Hope, Care, Hate, Kindness, Gomer  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational